Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-18
FANNY KILLINGS TESTIMONY
TIE Adopted Daug hf"r Tells the ttT-
Gait Cnurt What she Knows Of the
Domestic Relations of Mr. and MR..
kiliiu.-Rebuttai Evidence.

Gait Cnurt What she Knows Of the
Domestic Relations of MR.. and Mr..
kiiiin.-Rebuttai Evidence.
The celebrated Killing divorce case
was resumed in the circuit court This
morning. The defense closed this niorn~
ing with the testimony of Fanny Killing,
the sixteen year old adopted daughter of
Mr.. Killing Her testimony was chiefly
directed 10 the closing scene in the do
nestle unpleasantness wherein she was
the innocent cause. She corroborated
substantially her father AMI the other
witnesses called for the defense. IL will
be remembered that Fannie figured in
some of the many troubles between
this Inflated couple. and in November
last caused the final severance of the con-
lugal tie. On this occasion she had been
TO Moline to consult Mrs Jenkins, doe
tor living on the bluff. who prescribed II
hot bath. In the evening she says her
mother Tor Mrs Killing. as she now calls
herr told her to 90 and get the bucket of
water and Things To take her bath; that
her father objected to her carrying in So
large a bucket nf water in her then sick
condition, and talked TO Mrs Killing
about 1t; that Mrs. Killing denied having
foll II "a hlt al
her simply to get the things ready; that
witness replied she did not understand
Mrs. Killing that way; that thereupon
Mr.. Killing left the room and Mrs. Killing
| began scOlding the witness, and said she
brought so much trouble upon her that
she ought to pay more attention to what
she said; that she had mind to slap
her then for causing the trouble; that At
that moment Mr.. Killing entered the
room and told Mrs. Killing not TO scold
the witness that she was sick. Mrs. Kill
ling said that she would not stop; Mr..
Killing told her to shut up; she said she
would not, and then her father took hold
of Mrs. Killing and shook her. Mr. xii
ling then went to bed, and Mrs Killing
went about her work After Mr.. Killing
had been in bed for some time Mrs. Kill
ling came into the sitting room, where
witness was. and picked up poker and
went into Mr.. Killings bed room; thai
she heard the poker strike something. a
chair OF something, and then Mrs Kill
ling came out crying murder, and the
poker came through the door She de-
MED that her father on any occasion
eitheU kicked. shook or choked Mrs. Hi
ling, but sad that all he did WAS To take
her by the shoulder and shake her and
tell her to shut up.
On cross examination she denied hav
ing made statement to Mr.. Sturgeon
substantially AS the plaintiff testified
that is. that her father had choked her
and kicked her on this occasion, aud alsC
detailing other acts of violence and ahus
upon the part of her father toward he
mother, asserting that her mother ha'
always been kind to her and to her father
Mr.. Sturgeon, Mrs Killing and Angus
Ia Frederick went on the stand and con
Il tradicted Fannie Killing as 10 the state
ment made at Mr.. Surgeons offic
shortly after the poker scene, and sal
that she related tine occurrence sUbstar
TALLY as the complainant has in this cast
MI Sturgeon produced written state
ment alleged to have been made Mt tn
time by Fannie, and which she denle
. having made, and denied that the san
was read to her when completed whiC
denial is refuIed by the foregoing wi
nesses.
l. Mrs. Killing took the stand 10 rebutti
Il shortly sfter dinner and explained scve
al of the statements ia the testimony
the defendant and bis witnesses, but |
- new facts were ELECTED by her testimon
The arguments were reached al 3:
this afternoon, and they will consume
least two days The case will pr0bab
T. get to the jury sometime Thursday sftt
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